# 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `304226` · 2001-07-13 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
## Narrative
VEHICLE PUT IN PARK, LEFT UNATTENDED FOR 10 SECONDS WITH MOTOR RUNNING.  AS I TURNED TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR, THE CAR WAS MOVING BACKWARD, UNDER IT'S OWN POWER  ON THE LEVEL STREET.  THE REAR END OF THE JEEP STRUCK THE REAR END OF A PARKED CAR IN THE STREET.  A MAN WAS UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE PARKED CAR PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE.  THE PARKED CAR PINNED THE MAN  WHO SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES AND DIED THE NEXT DAY IN THE HOSPITAL. *AK
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